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Lois Lowry's "The Giver" A Stage Play

Reuther Central High School Auditorium
Kenosha, WI

Steven Brown and Michael Ullstrup Present
Lois Lowry's
The Giver

A Stage Play Adapted by Eric Coble
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Ms. Lowry Will Appear at BOTH March 8th
Performances for an "Audience Talk-Back!"
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"It was almost December, and Jonas was beginning to be frightened."

Thus opens this haunting novel in which a boy inhabits a seemingly ideal world: a world without conflict, poverty, unemployment, divorce, injustice, or inequality. It is a time in which family values are paramount, teenage rebellion is unheard of, and even good manners are a way of life.

December is the time of the annual Ceremony at which each twelve year old receives a life assignment determined by the Elders. Jonas watches his friend Fiona named Caretaker of the Old and his cheerful pal Asher labeled the Assistant Director of Recreation. But Jonas has been chosen for something special.

When his selection leads him to an unnamed man -the man called only the Giver -he begins to sense the dark secrets that underlie the fragile perfection of his world.

Told with deceptive simplicity, this is the provocative story of a boy who experiences something incredible and undertakes something impossible. In the telling it questions every value we have taken for granted and reexamines our most deeply held beliefs.

"The Giver" is a "Newbery Award" Winner that will be read and loved. It's a book that will touch young adults in deep places and inspire meaningful discussion. The Giver is the story of Jonas, an adolescent living in a world that has a decidedly futuristic feel. It is a harmonious world, governed by rules that seem different, but not uncaring.

From the very beginning there is a strangeness that will make even the most reluctant reader question and keep reading. At the novel's outset, Jonas apprehensively approaches the ceremony of twelve where he is to receive his life assignment. He sees no special aptitude in himself and is shocked when he is given the honored assignment, the Receiver of Memory.

He is to receive from the Giver all the memories of the society. Jonas is given great privileges, new privacy, and information that allows him (and readers) to see through the society's apparent Eden. He learns pains and pleasures that let him see the sterility of the culture and the euphemisms that cloak its inner workings. Suffering under the weight of bearing memories for all, Jonas and the Giver come up with a courageous plan for change.

Note: The Saturday, March 8th performance at 7:30 p.m. will be interpreted for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Kid Friendly: No

Dog Friendly: No

Non-Smoking: No

Wheelchair Accessible: No

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